Mary's Nutrition Show

Is coconut good or bad for you? Are you crazy for coconut or does the coconut craze drive you crazy? Host Mary gives you the nutrition scoop on coconut. With lime. PLUS: The Nutrition Challenge!   What Are the Potential Benefits of Coconut? What are the potential health risks of coconut? What do the studies show?   Processed vs. Unprocessed Coconut Different forms of this fruit (yogurt, creamer, etc)   Coconut is a Drupe! What is a drupe?   What Role Does Coconut Play in Heart Health? How does coconut affects cholesterol, HDL, and LDL? What about saturated fat? What’s up with coconut and medium chain triglycerides?   What Are Other Health Benefits of Coconut? Vegans and coconut “meat.” Other properties: fiber, anti-bacterial, fatty acids.   How to Get Coconut in Your Diet? What about coconut oil and coconut milk? Different ways to use different forms of coconut. The smoke point of  coconut oil. Leveraging coconut’s natural sweetness. Coconut as dairy replacer What about coconut water?   And, The Nutrition Cha